The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-09-07
Charleston in Small Bits.

Capt. Henry Schachte returned Monday
from three weeks trip TO the North. He
says that he saw Bartlett, the model cashier
of the Sumter bank, on the streets of
Gotham.
News was received in the city Monday of
the death in New York of Mrs Harris,
widow of the late Isaac Harris, of this place
Mrs. Harris was an old lady and had lived
all her life in Charleston, where she was
known for her many philanthrophic deeds,
having been for many years President of
the Ladies' Hebrew Benevolent Society
She left here last winter with relatives to
reside in New York Her remains will
reach Charleston tomorrow morning and
will be inferred in the Hebrew Cemetery.
The trustee of the late Countess Allesina
Pauline Leonetti, Mr.. Caspar Chisholm, has
taken out letters of administration on her
estate. The Countess had life interest in
bonds, securities, erc., to the amount of
$40, 000, which interest now reverts to the
heirs of the late Alexander Chisholm, from
whose property her interest was derived
There is, however, an uuexpended balance
of about 81 500, in which Count John B.
Leonetti, of Florence, Italy, has an interest
There was joint meeting at the office of
Capt. F. w. Wagner Monday morning at
10 O'Clock. of the committee in the matter
of freight discrimination against Charleston
chants Exchange and the Charleston Ex-
change. The discussion of the matter was
informal and principally upon the specific
charges which have already been given in
the NeicS and Courier. There was also
some discu sion OF the method of procedure,
whereby the matter can be most intelli-
gently brought before the Interstate Rail
road Commission and urged most effectively
AS result of the deliberations on this point
it is proposed to secure the services of some
active, energetic and well posted agent, to be
paid reasonable compensation, who shall
visit the places along the lines of railway
where determinations are practiced. This
agent is 10 report To the joint committee,
and then with all the facts in his possession
proceed TO Washington and lay the case in
its strongest light before the commission.
At a meeting OF the Charleston Exchange
Monday the following resolution was passed:
THAT the Charleston Exchange agree to the
suggestion OF the committee of the Mer-
chants Exchange appointed at their last
meeting TO consider freight discrimination,
and that suitable person be selected TO col
late all the information on such points, and
TO present said report To the Interstate Com
mission at Washington. There was also
another important matter considered by the
exchange. This was the freight facii-
ties for cotton between Charleston and New
York. After some discussion "A COM
mittee was appointed to wait upon Capt.
Courtenay, OF the Clyde Line TO ask that he
would use ms influence in obtaining better
facilities by his line from this point to New
York. In the event OF "a failure of the COM
mittee to secure from the Clyde Line what
is asked, it was resolved that a new com
mittee, composed as above with the excep-
ton of Mr. Il. &. Williams, be appointed
TO meet n committee for similar purpose,
TO be appointed by the Merchants Exchange,
with n view Of Offering Inducements to 9TH
ers for running additional steamships be-
tween Charleston and New York.